A New Hampshire parent is speaking out after he says he was banned from school grounds for wearing pink “XX” armbands in support of women’s sports at his daughter’s soccer game this week when a biological male was reportedly playing on the opposing team.
Anthony Foote of Bow, New Hampshire, told the New Hampshire Journal he received a notice of trespass from Bow and Dunbarton School Districts Superintendent Marcy Kelley after he wore armbands in support of girls-only sports to his daughter’s high school soccer game Tuesday.
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The issue began when several parents complained to Bow High School Athletic Director Mike Desilets after they learned a player from Plymouth Regional High School was a biological male playing for the girls varsity team.
According to the report, some parents arrived at Tuesday’s game wearing the armbands, but the game was stopped and school officials demanded the armbands be removed. The report states Foote and at least one other parent were issued “police-enforced ‘no trespassing’ orders.”
A copy of the notice obtained by the New Hampshire Journal accused Foote of leading a protest that “was designed to and had the effect of intimidating, threatening, harassing, and discouraging” the student on the opposing team.
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It adds that the armbands violate school policy.
Foote denied the accusation of a protest, telling the outlet those who wore the armbands simply put them on for the game. He provided videos to the outlet that showed some parents complaining about the armbands.
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Marcy Kelley did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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